Georgina Anderson is a qualified Counsellor and Family Therapist (Australian Institute of Family Therapy) and holds a Master’s Degree in Psychotherapy and Counselling (Ballarat University). Georgina has studied at the Adult Attachment Institute of California and currently holds full reliability accreditation in Adult Attachment from the University of California at Berkeley. Georgina has written a Master’s Degree Thesis on the development and preliminary trial of an attachment based assessment and psychotherapy for parent or caregiver-child dyads with a history of trauma, maladjustment and/or maltreatment.

Georgina is trained in and implements sensorimotor psychotherapy with children and adults bringing developments in neuroscience research into her psychotherapy practice. Georgina is also an accredited practitioner in the “Richards Process” Treatment of Trauma and Loss.

Georgina worked for Child and Family Services Ballarat for four years, (1) providing assessment and therapeutic interventions for at risk families involved with Child Protection and for a further three years (2) providing a range of counselling and therapeutic interventions for children, adults, couples and families. In addition, Georgina’s work included specialist attachment assessments and therapeutic service in the case of trauma and maladjustment, at times followed by written report and court appearance on behalf of the best interests of the child concerned. Georgina worked for Berry Street Victoria Take Two as therapeutic specialist consultant and senior clinician to a pilot therapeutic care program in the Grampians region for 16 months. As therapeutic specialist Georgina provided; (1) enhanced therapeutic and consultative services to children, carers and families; and (2) secondary consultation concerning the psychological and emotional needs of clients

Georgina was employed with Child & Family Services Ballarat as Senior Coordinator of the Early Childhood Development Pilot in Greater Grampians for two years. Georgina’s role in this pilot focused on two key objectives. (1) Systemic improvement for vulnerable children (0-5 years) through developing and enhancing partnerships between Family Support Services and universal and secondary early years’ services. (2) Service enhancements for vulnerable children (0-5 years) through developing and facilitating targeted capacity building professional developments to enhance family services and early years’ practitioner skills in assessing, planning and responding to early childhood developmental needs.

Georgina has provided Relationships Australia Ballarat with assessments and psychotherapy for children, parents and families, in particular those involved in the Family Court and/or those who have

experienced significant estrangement, attachment disruption and trauma for three years.

Georgina further provided Relationships Australia Ballarat with trauma therapy in three phases (1) stabilization, (2) processing (3) integration in accordance with ASCA guidelines, for clients of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses into Child Sexual Abuse.

As a private practitioner Georgina has established Hope Counselling & Psychotherapy Clinic where her work includes assessments and therapeutic interventions, research, training, supervision and consultation. Georgina has specialist qualifications, training and experience in Family Attachment Therapy (FAT) seeing whole families, family sub-groups, parent-child dyads and in particular individual (FAT) therapy with children and young people. Further, Georgina is now providing specialist assessments followed by a course of therapy known as Corrective Therapeutic Contact (CTC) based on (FAT) concepts where parents for varying reasons have been (1) estranged from their infant or child and (2) contact with their infant or child has become distressing or unmanageable for the infant or child with a view to providing therapeutic repair to such relationships where at all possible and providing outcome opinions and recommendations to assist and guide decision making in the best interests of the infant or child. Georgina has provided (1) intensive training to community service workers through the University of Ballarat in the area of children, young people and trauma (2) research assistance by way of adult attachment interview coding for the University of Ballarat in a normative mother-infant study (3) professional development workshops to community agencies in understanding attachment, trauma and its impact throughout lifespan and working with vulnerability.

Georgina has also provided the Melton Shire Maternal & Child Health Team (15 nurses) with group supervision over a two year period during a time of organisational change and restructure when they were transferring from a Health Model to an Education Model.

Developing emotional regulation sessions

Counselling or Psychotherapy for Children, Adolescents, Adults, Couples or Families

Child play Therapy

Children & Family Court

Children & Children’s Court

Trauma Recovery for Children, Adolescents or Adults

Grief and Loss

Depression and Anxiety

Self-harm and Aggression

Extreme Behaviours

Child-parent Psychotherapy (infants, children, adolescents)

Family therapy, Marriage Therapy, Couples Therapy

Bonding and Attachment Therapy for Relationships Throughout Life

Group Therapy

Treatment for PTSD, Depression & Anxiety

Clinical Supervision

Professional Consultations

Georgina’s mission work includes specialist consultancy in relationship restoration and outreach to children, young people and adults impacted or oppressed by traumatic life experiences including Human Trafficking. Georgina is a member of the Parliamentary Abolitionist Strategy Group in Victoria. Georgina Anderson is also a live organ donor (registration forms for organ transplant can be accessed on the following link) http://www.tranplant.org.au

Georgina’s current practice focusses on the ongoing development of Hope & Beyond Training Institute.

Georgina is a qualified and certified Neuro Linguistic Programming Trainer, Coach and Master Practitioner. This qualification includes Modern Hypnosis and Time Line Therapy® where Georgina is registered with the American Board of Hypnosis, NLP and Time Line Therapy ®.